Jason Woolley was drafted 61st overall in 1989 by the Washington Capitals. Woolley had played Junior B hockey with St. Michael's in his hometown Toronto in 1986-87 and 1987-88.

In the fall of 1988, he enrolled at Michigan State University and scored 37 points as a CCHA freshman. In 1989-90, he improved to 48 points and in 1990-91, he was a CCHA First Team All-Star and a NCAA West First Team All-American with 59 points from the blueline. After Michigan State, Wooley suited for Canada's National Team and represented his homeland at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games, helping the club capture a silver medal. Wooley made his NHL debut on April 12, 1992 in a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. The following season, he played 26 games as a rookie and scored two points. In 1993-94, he played ten games and scored his first goal, on October 8 against the Devils' Martin Brodeur.

On February 15, 1995, Woolley signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers. In 34 games that season, he scored 13 points. In 1995-96, he helped the Panthers reach the playoffs for the first time in team history. He scored eight points in 13 games and helped the Panthers win the Prince of Wales Trophy in the Eastern Conference finals. In the Stanley Cup finals, Woolley and the Panthers lost to the Colorado Avalanche.

In 1996-97, he was traded with Stu Barnes to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Chris Wells. Woolley scored 36 points in 57 games with the Penguins. On September 24, 1997, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for a fifth-round draft pick. In 71 games, he scored 35 points and led the team with 21 power-play points. In the playoffs, he helped the Sabres reach the Eastern Conference finals by recording eleven points in 15 games. In the 1998-99 playoffs, he co-led all defencemen with 15 points as the Sabres won the Prince of Wales Trophy. In the finals, they lost to the Dallas Stars in six games.

In 1999-00, Wooley scored 33 points. In the playoffs, he scored two points in five games. In 2000-01, he led team defencemen with three game-winning goals as the Sabres posted its highest win total (46) in 17 years. Wooley went to play parts of two mor seasons in Buffalo before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings in the early stages of the 2002-03 season.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1986-87

St. Michael's Buzzers

ON-Jr.B

35

13

22

35

40

1987-88

St. Michael's Buzzers

ON-Jr.B

31

19

37

56

22

1988-89

Michigan State Spartans

CCHA

47

12

25

37

26

1989-90

Michigan State Spartans

CCHA

45

10

38

48

26

1990-91

Michigan State Spartans

CCHA

40

15

44

59

24

1991-92

Canada

Nat-Tm

60

14

30

44

36

1991-92

Canada

Olympics

8

0

5

5

4

1991-92

Washington Capitals

NHL

1

0

0

0

0

+1

1991-92

Baltimore Skipjacks

AHL

15

1

10

11

6

1991-92

Canada

WC-A

6

1

2

3

2

1992-93

Washington Capitals

NHL

26

0

2

2

10

+3

1992-93

Baltimore Skipjacks

AHL

29

14

27

41

22

1

0

2

2

0

1993-94

Washington Capitals

NHL

10

1

2

3

4

+2

4

1

0

1

4

1993-94

Portland Pirates

AHL

41

12

29

41

14

9

2

2

4

4

1994-95

Detroit Vipers

IHL

48

8

28

36

38

1994-95

Florida Panthers

NHL

34

4

9

13

18

-1

1995-96

Florida Panthers

NHL

52

6

28

34

32

-9

13

2

6

8

14

1996-97

Florida Panthers

NHL

3

0

0

0

2

+1

1996-97

Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

57

6

30

36

28

+3

5

0

3

3

0

1997-98

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

71

9

26

35

35

+8

15

2

9

11

12

1998-99

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

80

10

33

43

62

+16

21

4

11

15

10

1999-00

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

74

8

25

33

52

+14

5

0

2

2

2

2000-01

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

67

5

18

23

46

0

8

1

5

6

2

2001-02

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

59

8

20

28

34

-6

2002-03

Buffalo Sabres

NHL

14

0

3

3

29

-1

2002-03

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

62

6

17

23

22

+12

4

1

0

1

0

2003-04

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

55

4

15

19

28

+19

4

0

0

0

0

2004-05

Flint Generals

UHL

9

4

2

6

4

+2

2005-06

Detroit Red Wings

NHL

53

1

18

19

28

+3

2006-07

IF Malmo Redhawks

Sweden

31

1

5

6

46

2006-07

IF Malmo Redhawks

Sweden-Q

7

0

0

0

0

NHL Totals

718

68

246

314

430

79

11

36

47

44

CCHA First All-Star Team (1991) NCAA West First All-American Team (1991)

Signed as a free agent by Florida, February 15, 1995. Traded to Pittsburgh by Florida with Stu Barnes for Chris Wells, November 19, 1996. Traded to Buffalo by Pittsburgh for Buffalo's 5th round choice (Robert Scuderi) in 1998 Entry Draft, September 24, 1997. Traded to Detroit by Buffalo for future considerations, November 16, 2002. Signed as a free agent by Flint (UHL), February 18, 2005.